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16-year-old girl dies after car catches fire near Underwood

Police say the girl was calling 911 for help, but could not escape the burning vehicle.

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Updated: 11:11 PM CDT Oct 19, 2018

16-year-old girl dies after car catches fire near Underwood

Police say the girl was calling 911 for help, but could not escape the burning vehicle.

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Updated: 11:11 PM CDT Oct 19, 2018

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WEBVTT WAS THERE. SHE’S BACK WITH THE BIG STORY. REPORTER: DAVID, THE LITTLE PIECES PAYING RESPECT TO SHYANNE WERE EVERYWHERE TONIGHT, FROM THE BALLOON RELEASE BEFORE THE GAME, TO SIGNS, AND PURPLE RIBBONS. THE ENTIRE UNDERWOOD COMMUNITY, BUT ESPECIALLY HER FELLOW BAND MEMBERS, LEANING ON EACH OTHER TO GET THROUGH TONIGHT’S GAME. THE UNDERWOOD MARCHING BAND HEADS TO THE FIELD. WITH ONE MEMBER LESS THAN USUAL. >> THEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIRD PERIOD SAYING, CAN ALL THE BAND MEMBERS COME TO THE BAND ROOM, AND EVERYBODY STARTED TALKING, AND THAT’S WHEN I REALIZED SHYANNE WAS THE ONLY MEMBER THAT DIDN’T SHOW UP TODAY. REPORTER: 16-YEAR-OLD SHYANNE LARSEN DIDN’T MAKE IT TO SCHOOL. DEPUTIES FOUND HER CAR ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH JUST A FEW MILES WEST. BY THE TIME RESCUE CREWS GOT TO HER JUST AFTER 8:00 A.M IT WAS TOO LATE. >> SHE’S GONE AND I CANT FIX IT, -- I CAN’T FIX IT, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY REMEMBER HER AND I CAN PLAY FOR HER TONIGHT. REPORTER: FRIEND AND FELLOW BAND MEMBER TAYIA MCMULLEN, PLAYED CLARINET ALONGSIDE LARSEN, PLAYED SOFTBALL WITH HER, TOO, -- >> SHE IS JUST A GREAT GIRL, ONE OF THOSE LEADERS, ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THT U LOOK FOR IN UR -- YOUR PROGRAM. REPORTER: THAT’S WHAT EVERY STEP, EVERY NOTE, OF FRIDAY NIGHT’S PROGRAM, WAS DEDICATED TO LARSEN. HER BAND FAMILY, KEEPING A BRAVE FACE. UNTIL THE LAST CHORD. >> THE VENTAS DEDICATED THIS PERFORMANCE TO TO SHYANNE LARSEN, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. REPORTER: DEPUTIES BELIEVE LARSEN SOMEHOW LOST CONTROL, THEN OVERCORRECTED. THE CRASH

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16-year-old girl dies after car catches fire near Underwood

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Updated: 11:11 PM CDT Oct 19, 2018

UNDERWOOD, Iowa —

A 16-year-old girl has died after her car caught fire near Underwood, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff's deputy has confirmed.

The crash was reported at L34 and Pinoak Road.

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The victim has been identified as ShyAnne Larsen, 16, from Honey Creek.

Police say the girl called 911 for help, but could not escape the burning vehicle. Authorities said she died at the scene.

The preliminary investigation reveals Larsen's Ford Focus went off the road and into a ditch, flipping onto its side. A fire started in the front portion of the vehicle.